Author Mizukawa, Nobuyoshi| Tominaga, Susumu| Kimata, Yoshihiro| Onoda, Tomoo| Nomiya, Shigenobu| Sugiyama, Narushi| Kawamoto, Tomoaki| Yamachika, Eiki| Ueno, Takaaki| Takagi, Shin|
Published Date 2008-01-04
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume119
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
Author Mizukawa, Nobuyoshi| Tominaga, Susumu| Kimata, Yoshihiro| Onoda, Tomoo| Sugiyama, Narushi| Yamachika, Eiki| Yamada, Yousuke| Kimura, Takuji| Takeuchi, Tetsuo| Ueno, Takaaki| Takagi, Shin|
Published Date 2008-12-01
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume120
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/54420
FullText URL 70_3_205.pdf
Author Kozaki, Ken-ichi| Kawakami, Shigehisa| Konishi, Takayuki| Ohta, Keiji| Yano, Jitsuro| Onoda, Tomoo| Matsumoto, Hiroshi| Mizukawa, Nobuyoshi| Kimata, Yoshihiro| Nishizaki, Kazunori| Iida, Seiji| Gofuku, Akio| Abe, Masanobu| Minagi, Shogo| Okayama Dream Speech Project|
Abstract A palatal augmentation prosthesis (PAP) is used to facilitate improvement in the speech and swallowing functions of patients with tongue resection or tongue movement disorders. However, a PAPʼs effect is limited in cases where articulation disorder is severe due to wide glossectomy and/or segmental mandibulectomy. In this paper, we describe speech outcomes of a patient with an articulation disorder following glossectomy and segmental mandibulectomy. We used a palatal plate (PP) based on a PAP, along with an artificial tongue (KAT). Speech improvement was evaluated by a standardized speech intelligibility test consisting of 100 syllables. The speech intelligibility score was significantly higher when the patient wore both the PP and KAT than when he wore neither (p=0.013). The conversational intelligibility score was significantly improved with the PP and KAT than without PP and KAT (p=0.024). These results suggest that speech function can be improved in patients with hard tissue defects with segmental mandibulectomy using both a PP and a KAT. The nature of the design of the PP and that of the KAT will allow these prostheses to address a wide range of tissue defects.
Keywords palatal augmentation prosthesis artificial tongue articulation disorder glossectomy mandibulectomy
Amo Type Case Report
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2016-06
Volume volume70
Issue issue3
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 205
End Page 211
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2016 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 27339210
Web of Science KeyUT 000379406100008
Author Mizukawa, Nobuyoshi| Onoda, Tomoo| Matsumoto, Hiroshi| Takeda, Seiko| Noda, Youhei| Onoda, Satoshi| Fukushima, Mai| Tsumura, Munechika| Takeuchi, Tetsuo| Sugiyama, Narushi| Kimata, Yoshihiro|
Published Date 2016-12-01
Publication Title Journal of Okayama Medical Association
Volume volume128
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article